Ministry of Rural Development
Age Demographics under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme
2.94 crore persons were registered up to FY 2020-21 in the age group of 18 years-30 years under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS
The details of age-wise number of person availed employment under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme  in the last three financial years 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21 are given below:
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Financial Year
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Age-wise  number of persons availed employment 
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18-30
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31-40
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41-50
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51-60
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61-80
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Greater than 80
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2018-19
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56.75
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227.51
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233.53
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161.05
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93.85
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4.11
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2019-20
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56.24
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221.32
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238.39
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167.23
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100.08
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4.77
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2020-21
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101.88
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309.19
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329.96
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230.77
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138.54
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7.44
Mahatma Gandhi NREG Scheme is a demand driven scheme and the registered households may apply for work as per the provision of the Scheme.
A total of 2.75 crore persons were registered up to financial year 2019-20 in the age group of 18 years -30 years which increased to 2.94 crore persons  up to FY 2020-21 under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS.
Details of State/UT-wise and National level average days of employment provided per households under the Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the last five financial years 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21 is given at Annexure.
Annexure
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Details of State/UT-wise and National level average days of employment provided per households under the Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the last five financial years 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21
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S. No.
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States
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Average days of employment provided per households
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2016-17
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2017-18
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2018-19
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2019-20
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2020-21
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1
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Andhra Pradesh
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51.49
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53.09
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58.32
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49.59
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54.35
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2
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Arunachal Pradesh
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42.08
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30.19
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42.95
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48.63
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56.75
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3
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Assam
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29.59
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28.54
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30.58
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32.31
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36.34
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4
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Bihar
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37.37
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36.37
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42.19
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42.03
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44.65
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5
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Chhattisgarh
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41.55
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51.55
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56.75
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55.69
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60.15
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6
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Goa
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18.57
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15.29
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13.11
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20.01
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26.28
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7
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Gujarat
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37.86
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41.00
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46.05
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43.19
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42.52
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8
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Haryana
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30.21
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33.12
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33.73
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35.37
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39.31
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9
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Himachal Pradesh
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44.74
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43.03
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51.51
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48.41
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52.81
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10
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Jammu And Kashmir
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50.33
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54.36
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56.55
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49.52
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54.33
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11
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Jharkhand
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40.60
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41.03
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42.17
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46.36
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46.35
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12
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Karnataka
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50.27
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45.05
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49.56
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49.99
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49.15
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13
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Kerala
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46.98
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47.24
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65.97
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55.75
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63.25
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14
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Ladakh
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61.25
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65.70
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15
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Madhya Pradesh
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40.34
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46.62
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51.79
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53.30
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61.84
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16
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Maharashtra
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49.47
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48.62
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47.18
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40.96
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40.34
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17
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Manipur
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23.08
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12.47
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22.88
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43.23
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60.43
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18
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Meghalaya
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68.14
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68.37
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71.97
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73.23
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71.53
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19
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Mizoram
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88.92
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75.71
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92.45
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94.63
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92.94
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20
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Nagaland
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69.48
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48.83
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34.40
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35.47
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45.91
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21
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Odisha
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38.08
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39.98
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38.64
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47.90
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55.51
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22
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Punjab
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29.41
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33.62
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30.30
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31.22
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39.52
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23
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Rajasthan
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56.03
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53.11
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56.97
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58.95
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61.06
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24
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Sikkim
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67.72
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54.32
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54.29
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50.97
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57.60
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25
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Tamil Nadu
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63.87
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41.08
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46.08
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43.99
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50.22
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26
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Telangana
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42.23
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45.32
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46.65
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43.20
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50.78
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27
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Tripura
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79.79
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33.67
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46.07
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60.78
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74.66
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28
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Uttar Pradesh
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31.43
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37.35
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42.05
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46.00
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41.82
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29
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Uttarakhand
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43.49
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43.76
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45.36
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40.90
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46.42
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30
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West Bengal
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40.43
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59.63
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77.03
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49.89
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51.98
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31
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Andaman and Nicobar
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34.33
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26.44
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31.72
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37.76
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33.77
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32
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Lakshadweep
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0.00
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59.00
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40.00
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35.84
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32.15
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33
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Puducherry
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17.34
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19.26
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20.01
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19.32
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22.06
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34
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D&N Haveli and Daman and Diu
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0.00
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0.00
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0.00
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0.00
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0.00
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National
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45.98
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45.69
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50.88
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48.40
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51.52Ladakh was part of Jammu & Kashmir 
This information was given by the Union Minister of State for Rural Development Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.